Adams, Daniel, 1773-1864
The Understanding Reader: Or, Knowledge Before Oratory. Being A New Selection Of Lessons...Publisher: Published By Thos. & Wm. Parker, proprietors of the Copy-right, and sold by them at their Bookstore, in Cambridge Port. iv, [9]-232 p. Title continues: Suited To The Understanding And Capacities Of Youth, And Designed For Their Improvement, I. In Reading. II. In the Definition of Words. III. In Spelling, particularly Compound and Derivative words. In a Method wholly different from anything of the kind Ever Before Published. By Daniel Adams, M. B. Author of the Scholar’s Arithmetic, Thorough Scholar, etc. Fourth Edition. Published By Thos. & Wm. Parker, proprietors of the Copy-right, and sold by them at their Bookstore, in Cambridge Port; sold also by the principal Booksellers in Boston; by I. Thomas, Jr. in Worcester; by Thomas & Whipple, in Newburyport; by Thomas & Tappin in Portsmouth; by Wm. Fessenden, in Brattleborough; by J. Prentis, in Keene;-- sold also in various other places. 1807. Foxed, lacks pages v-8, 41-44, 77-80; pages 187/8, 189/90 torn; contemporary ink owner name. Nicely rebound in marbled boards with leather spine. Stock#OB243.

Anderson, Walter
READ WITH ME The Power of Reading and How it Transforms Our LivesPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Boston 1990. First Edition Hardcover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn at edges. ; Probing the painful and recurring themes in the lives of functional illiterates, this investigation into the miracle of reading provides a blueprint for fighting the national tragedy of illiteracy.; 179 pages

Arbuthnot, May Hill
CHILDREN AND BOOKSPublisher: Scott Foresman Chicago, IL 1964. Third Edition; Sixth Printing Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. Soiling on covers. Previous owner's name. Underlining on the first few pages. ; B&W and color Illustrations; 688 pages

LaPray, Margaret
Teaching Children to Become Independent ReadersPublisher: New York: The Center for Applied Research in Education, Inc, 1972.. 23½ X 16 cm. -/No dj. Maroon paper-covered boards with gilt titles, 264 pp, index. A few small holes, at corners and on front board near joint a bottom edge, in the rather fragile paper covering the boards, top corners lightly bumped, pencil notes pp 67-8, else fine. "This book is designed as a ready reference in reading instruction. It gives the teacher informal inventories, which can serve as tools for assessing each child's present performance and planning success-oriented lessons based on what he knows. The book also provides numerous games, activities, and interest-builders which will stimulate and motivate children toward more effectual reading experiences." Shipping weight 2 lbs. (International 1 lb., 12 oz.)

Lewis, William and Mabel Dodge Holmes
KNOWING AND USING WORDSPublisher: Allyn & Bacon New York 1917. Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket; Cover and spine faded. Edges bumped. Cover has paint spots and paint on the edge. ; 128 pages